The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-21
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.
The life of the book agent is full OF worm
wood and gall. The NORWOOD is barely per-
ceptible.
Miss CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG. who is now on
a concert tour, is requesting the ladies in her
audiences to remove their hats.
LOUISVILLE Democrat man sometimes
loses his balance on an orange peeiing on the
pavement, and sometimes he loses it in savings
bank
MALvIRI BEY, the new Turkish minister to
this country. is said to be the master Of six mod
ern European languages He prefers English
10 all the rest.
BosToN Courier: s'Now. John. am dressed,
let go downstairs" Downstairs. Why,
my dear. l should think you were dressed for
going upstairs"
PEORIA Transcript: New York paper de-
clares that "the lown dress must go.n
Vhere9 Even now it is sometimes mistaken for
q garter in the East.
BosToN Post: The Court Journal SAYS that
large chin in woman is feature of beauty
We always considered that too much chin was
anything but attractive, either in a man or in a
woman.
He is wise doctor in his generation who
recommends getting the materials Of health
from the grocer rather than from the druggist.
and to begin the spring morning meal with an
extra allowance of fruit
PROF Brown SEQuARD informs his students
that death by throat-cu:ting is painless from the
moment the skin of the neck is severed, and
that the severing of the larynx produces COM
plete anasthesia Moreover, a blow delivered
with violence upon the larvnx can produce in
Simultaneous death.
BosToN Traveller One night at tea the con-
versation turned on the seven brothers men
toned in the Bible who one after the other mar
ried the same woman, as each one died the
brother next younger marrying the widow.
.sFor PHYS sake!" cried our eight " old boy,
chow long did the widow lastW
ANOTHER anecdote of the late William r.
Travers relates to the fumes from the assay Of
fee that fill Wall street. An acquaintance new
to the street one day asked him whore the gases
came from. II don-n-n't-t-t know" replied Mr..
Travers. II c-g-guess they have taken off the
l-l-lid of the Chamber of Commerce"
| ARKANSAS Traveller: A man from Pine Knob
stood wa itching performance on a slide from
bono. Sudde My seizing companions arm, the
Pine Knob man excitedly exclaimed: For the
Lawd's sake! Look thar, Lige.' .sWhats the
matter" 'Look thar: he done it agin." Done
what?' IVY, crowded mon ha'f that blamed
hon intrr his mouth. Did you see thatl WALL
I'll swar."
| NEAR Dolores, Argentine Republic, there was
| recently shower of stones. A few moments
| after the plains were covered with the bodies of
| geese storks and other birds and animals killed
| by the stones. One inhabitant Of the place car
| ried forty eight head of geese home in the space
| of half an hour Great loss was sustained
| Many animals were killed, and crops and trees
| destroyed.
It'd BITS Thomas Bailey Aldrich, it is said,
| sometimes writes for months upon a single short
\ re- I
pected to find in his works perfect masterpieces
OF literary perfection. l was terribly disap-
| pointed. He only ordinary words, no
| longer than you can find in any newspaper.
| Carter Harrisons inaugural addresses evince a
| much better command of language.
| CLAY NJ. GREENE author of Mckee Rankin's
new play was. last year at this time. a travelling
| actor at $50 week. He is now reaping large re-
| turns from five successful plays He is good
looking young man in his thirty fourth year, of
| medium height and is interesting converse
| tionalist He was born in San Francisco. He
| has been writing plays for years. but has been
| uniformly unsuccessful until recently Hard
| work and good luck have combined however to
make his fortune.
JAMES SPEED, who was Lincoln's Attorney
general and one of lis nearest advisers, ruth
lessy demolishes the pretty little story recently
told about Lincoln writing his famous Gettys
burg Grafton on his knee while en- route to the
dedication which called it forth. Mr.. Speed says
| Il was not In Washington at the time Mr. Lin
coin made his Gettysburg speech, and only
know what he told me of it. He said that be
partially wrote it before he left Washington and
finished it up after arriving at Gettysburg.
NEW YoRK Sun: A circular rubber plate
about foot in diameter, covered with narrow
points onethird of an inch high, sticking W
like inverted tacks, was put the cashiers
counter at the Astor House yesterday Guests
were puzzled by the continuance until they haG
occasion to receive change from the cashier, and
then they saw that it was very useful thing
indeed. as they could pick their silver. nickes
and cents from the elastic points, even will
gloved hands. as easily as if the change were
marbles.
Mr.. CONRAD n. JORDAN will sail on the Alle
from Southampton Thursday, and will b,
here il time to assume his duties as treasurer O
the Western Bank of the city of New York o,
May l. A letter received in Wall street yestar
day from London said that ex-Secretary Man
| ming, president of the bank, is at Bournemouth
and that it will be some time before he will b.
able to return home. The writer said that Mr.
Manning was very ILL., that while his mind i
clear his body is quite paralyzed, and that it i
doubtful if he gets home alive
CHARLES READE in his memoirs says of Ellie,
Terry: ELLEN Terry is an enigma. Her eye
are pale, her nose rather long, her mouth moth
ing particular. complexion delicate brick dust
her hair rather like tow. Yet, somehow. she i
beautiful. Her expression kills any pretty fac
you see beside her. Her figure is lean and bony
her hand masculine in size and form Yet sh
is pattern of fawn like grace. Whether il
movement or repose, grace pervades the hussy
In character impulsive. intelligent weak, hys
terical-in short, all that is abominable an
charming in woman"
PROFESSOR BAIRD, the director of the Smith
sonian, and the father of fish culture in thi
country, is naturalist per Sc and looks at every
thing from the naturalist's stand point. He i
one of the trustees of the Corcoran Gallery, bu
he does not NEEDLE with the selection of tn
pictures and works of art. Some time ago tn
fine marine piece by Richards, entitled "Off tn
| Jersey Coast was secured for the gallery On
( of Profess or Baird's brother trustees tn
other day found him standing befor
the picture absorbed in it. Please
at the great scientists interest in tn
work. he said: ''Well, Professor, what do 20
think of it!' Il think, replied the Professor
meditatively, ''that, at the season of the yea
which this picture represents. the top of the sea
CULTS head over to the left ought to be black in
stead of white"
THE Pope has blessed the palum sent t
Monsignor Richard, Archbishop of Paris, AM
which is the insignia of his clerical elevation
| The nalium was ORIGINALLY mantle tn row